Highest Successful Run Chases in SA20
| Team | Target Chased | Final Score | Overs Batted | Run Rate | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paarl Royals | 213 | 213/2 | 19.4 | 10.83 | Pretoria Capitals | Centurion | 18 Jan 2025 |
| Joburg Super Kings | 204 | 209/3 | 19.5 | 10.53 | Durban’s Super Giants | Johannesburg | 3 Feb 2024 |
| Paarl Royals | 187 | 191/4 | 20.0 | 9.55 | Durban’s Super Giants | Paarl | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Joburg Super Kings | 179 | 182/2 | 19.1 | 9.49 | Durban’s Super Giants | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2023 |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 177 | 177/0 | 14.2 | 12.34 | Pretoria Capitals | Centurion | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Paarl Royals | 176 | 176/1 | 18.4 | 9.42 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Paarl | 11 Jan 2025 |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 176 | 177/2 | 19.2 | 9.15 | Paarl Royals | Centurion | 6 Feb 2025 |
| MI Cape Town | 173 | 175/2 | 16.5 | 10.39 | Paarl Royals | Cape Town | 19 Jan 2024 |
| MI Cape Town | 173 | 173/3 | 15.5 | 10.92 | Joburg Super Kings | Cape Town | 18 Jan 2025 |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 172 | 172/8 | 19.3 | 8.82 | MI Cape Town | Cape Town | 18 Jan 2023 |
| Pretoria Capitals | 171 | 172/3 | 18.3 | 9.29 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Durban | 21 Jan 2026 |
Complete SA20 Stats
Most Wickets in a Single Season
Most Dismissals by Wicketkeeper
Key Insights on Greatest Run Chases in SA20 History
Record-Breaking Team Totals and 200 Plus Run Chases
Paarl Royals have made the highest successful run chase in the SA20, having thrashed a 213-run target against Pretoria Capitals in 2025. This is also the Royals’ highest team total in the league.
Joburg Super Kings were the first team to chase down a 200-plus target. They overhauled a 204-run target against Durban’s Super Giants in 2024.
Pretoria Capitals are the only team to score 200 or more runs in three unsuccessful run chases in the SA20.
MI Cape Town have recorded the highest team total in an unsuccessful run chase in the SA20. They managed to score 217 for 7 in response to Durban’s Super Giants’ 232 for 5 in the 2025/26 season.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Performance and Powerplay Dominance
Sunrisers Eastern Cape have recorded the fastest 150-run chase in the SA20. They gunned down a 177-run target against Pretoria Capitals in 14.2 overs in the 2025/26 season.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape achieved a run rate of 12.34 while scoring 177, the highest by a team in the SA20 (minimum 100 runs).
Sunrisers Eastern Cape didn’t lose a wicket while chasing 177, making it the highest opening partnership in the second innings in the league. Jonny Bairstow and Quinton de Kock stitched the unbeaten 177-run stand.
Team Consistency and Defending Failure Statistics
MI Cape Town are the only team who have failed to defend targets of 160 or more runs in five or more matches in the SA20.
Paarl Royals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape have chased down targets of 170 or more runs in three matches in the SA20.
Here are the lowest SA20 totals successfully defended.
